Road Safety Week

Road Safety Weeks are organised all over the world, by different organisations, including the United Nations. Get involved!

UN-backed international Road Safety Week

During the Decade of Action for Road Safety (2011-2020) the United Nations is promoting involvement in international Road Safety Weeks, held in May. The next international Road Safety Week is 8-14 May 2017 and the theme is Save Lives #SlowDown. Get involved! Go to the UN Road Safety Week website>

Is there a regular Road Safety Week in my country?

www.roadsafetyweek.org is run by Brake to list Road Safety Weeks happening around the globe. Find out if there is a Road Safety Week in your country, or let us know about your Road Safety Week so it can be featured on the site.

Brake-organised Road Safety Weeks

Brake organises Road Safety Weeks in the UK and New Zealand (the locations of our head offices). Anyone can participate in those countries, including national and local government and enforcement agencies and grassroots organisations. Go to www.roadsafetyweek.org.uk for our Road Safety Week in the UK and go to www.roadsafetyweek.org.nz for our Road Safety Week in New Zealand.

If you are planning to set up a Road Safety Week in a different country, these sites may give you tips and ideas for your own Road Safety Week.

Every 30 seconds someone, somewhere in the world is killed in a road crash. Many more are killed by respiratory diseases from air pollution caused by road traffic. Brake works to stop road deaths and injuries; supports people bereaved or injured in road crashes; and campaigns for sustainable transport. Brake is registered as a charity in the UK, no. 1093244Brake is a member of the Global Alliance of NGOs for Road Safety